Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Autonomic hyperfunctioning thyroid nodules account for approximately 5% to 10% of all thyroid nodules. Compared with non-toxic nodules, hot nodules are traditionally believed to have an exceptionally low malignancy rate, and this has led to recommendations not to perform fine-needle aspiration (FNA) on these lesions, regardless of their size. However, recent studies have questioned the presumed low risk of malignancy in hot nodules, suggesting that the incidence of...